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Michael Joseph Hamilton
Apr 28, 2017
Michael Joseph Hamilton age 51 of Dryden, VA was born Friday, August 6, 1965 in Norton, VA and passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. He retired from Norfolk Southern Rail Road, was a member of the "BLE" Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and was of the Protestant Faith. He was preceded...
Katherine 'Lucy' Blevins
Apr 27, 2017
Katherine 'Lucy' Blevins age 87 of Jonesville, VA was born Saturday, June 1, 1929 in Konnarock, VA and passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church in Pennington Gap, VA. She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, quilting and crocheting. She is...
Bruce Ray Gilbert
Apr 26, 2017
Bruce Ray Gilbert age 60 of Jonesville, VA and formerly of Trenton, MI was born in Monroe, MI on Thursday, November 22, 1956 and passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his home. Bruce was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Eab and Grace Gilbert. Bruce is survived by his...
Glen Derry
Apr 23, 2017
Glen Derry age 61 of Jonesville, VA was born Saturday, May 2, 1955 in Pennington Gap, VA and passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his home. He had been a resident of Lee County most of his life. Glen had been a farmer and loved to hunt and fish, he enjoyed talking had a big heart and never met...
Vivian G. Mullins
Apr 21, 2017
Vivian G. Mullins age 98 of Hot Springs, AR was born Tuesday, April 15, 1919 in Lee County, VA and passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 in Hot Springs. She had been a homemaker and a cook at a school cafeteria for a short time. She had lived in Ohio and Florida before moving to Arkansas. She was preceded in...
Georgia Mcpherson
Apr 21, 2017
Georgia McPherson age 77 of Dryden, VA passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 in Bristol, TN. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Province Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, VA with Paul Davis, Jr. Officiating. Burial will follow at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Jonesville, VA. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM...
Helen Bennett
Apr 18, 2017
Helen Blair Bennett age 83 of Kingsport, TN was born Sunday, January 14, 1934 in Louellen, KY and passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1986 at the Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport, TN. She had been a nurse in Orlando, FL for 40 years and has been living in Kingsport the past 16 years. Helen was of the Methodist Faith....
Alexandria Elizabeth Rose Wallace
Apr 16, 2017
Alexandria Elizabeth Rose Wallace, age 2 of Woodway, VA was born in Johnson City, TN on Thursday, July 24, 2014 and went home to be an angel in Heaven on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Big Stone Gap, VA. She enjoyed dancing to the song, peanut butter and jelly, playing with her brother and sister and praising God at the...
Charles Robbins
Apr 14, 2017
Charles Robbins, age 85 of Keokee, VA was born in Robbins Chapel on Friday, January 8, 1932 and departed this walk of life on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Heritage Hall in Big Stone Gap, VA. He was a retired coal miner and liked to be outdoors and hunting ginseng. He was also a lifelong resident of Lee County and...
Lisa Kay Melear
Apr 11, 2017
Lisa Kay Gilliam Melear, age 51, was born Sunday, October 17, 1965 in Pennington Gap, VA and went home to meet Jesus Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Lisa grew up in the Left Hand Poor Valley Community and attended Pennington High School. Lisa lived most of her adult life in Kingsport, TN. Lisa was a kind, generous, loving person who was...
Christopher David Brewer
Apr 7, 2017
Christopher David Brewer age 45 of Ben Hur, VA was born Wednesday, July 21, 1971 in Pennington Gap, VA and passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He had previously worked for Old Dominion Power Company and was a member of the IBEW Union. Christopher was a Veteran of the U.S. Army in Somalia and...
James 'Jb' 'Birdeye' Scalf
Apr 5, 2017
James "JB" "Birdeye" Scalf age 82 of the Virginia Lee Community in St. Charles, VA was born Thursday, October 4, 1934 in Big Stone Gap, VA and passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his home. JB was a Veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired as a coal truck driver and a member of the...
James Musick
Apr 4, 2017
James Musick age 73 of Pennington Gap, VA was born Friday, April 9, 1943 in St. Charles, VA and passed away at his home Tuesday, April 4, 2017. James had worked for the Times News for 22 years and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He served 2 tours,...
Rev. Johnny Wayne Robbins
Apr 3, 2017
REV. JOHNNY WAYNE ROBBINS, age 62, of Dandridge, TN went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Member of Dandridge Apostolic Church and retired from Westmoreland Coal Company. Survived by wife, Nina Robbins; children, Christy Dawn Garrett, Timothy Matthew Robbins (Tabatha), Anita Michelle Garrett, Shinia Maria Johnson (Joseph); five grandchildren;...
James W. 'Jim' Bailey
Apr 2, 2017
James W. "Jim" Bailey age 77 of Rose Hill, VA was born in the Kemmer Gem Community of St. Charles, VA on Wednesday, May 24, 1939 and passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, VA. He was a retired correctional officer in Richmond, VA and he attended the Friendship Baptist...
William Gollahon
Mar 29, 2017
William Gollahon age 83 of the Campground Road Community in Jonesville, VA was born Monday, April 17, 1933 in Mulberry Gap, TN and passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He had worked in a sawmill, loved to farm, work on vehicles and his favorites were Chevy, Buick and Pontiac. He was preceded in death by his...
Nathan Shane Lawson
Mar 27, 2017
Nathan Shane Lawson age 44 of Duffield, VA was born Monday, October 23, 1972 in Lee County, VA and passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home. He had been a timber cutter and attended the Living Waters Church. Nathan is preceded in death by his father Albert Lawson and brother Warren Lawson. He is survived by his mother...
Wilbur Alton Goolsby
Mar 25, 2017
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Province Funeral Home. Service Information A service summary is not available
Billy Joe Belcher
Mar 21, 2017
Billy Joe Belcher age 76 of Pennington Gap, VA was born in St. Charles, VA on Saturday, August 10, 1940 and passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Lee Health and Rehab Center in Pennington Gap, VA. He retired from the Lee County Community Hospital, was a New York Yankees fan and of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in...
Mary Rebecca 'Becky' Penley
Mar 21, 2017
Mary Rebecca "Becky" Penley, age 81 of Pennington Gap, VA was born in Lee County on Monday, October 28, 1935 and passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Lee Nursing and Rehab in Pennington Gap, VA. She was a homemaker and baby sitter to many children most of her life. She was a devoted Christian and loved the Lord...
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